Husband Dr. John Wesley Ely 1 2 3
Born: 24 Sep 1855 - Whiteley Twp, Greene Co, PA 1
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Father: George Ely (1817-1898) 1 2 4
Mother: Mary Warrick ( -1887) 1 2 4
Marriage: 23 Jun 1878 5
Wife Lucy Gordon 5 6
Born: 9 Aug 1857 5
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Father: Godfrey Gordon ( - ) 5
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1 F Mary Ruth Ely 5 6
Born: 11 Aug 1880 5
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. John Wesley Ely
He remained on the farm with his parents until he was eighteen years of age, at which time he began teaching school through the winter, and going to school during the summer months. He acquired his education in the select schools and Waynesburg College.
In August, 1878, he opened a store at Garard's Fort, and in April of the next year he moved his store to Newtown, Pennsylvania, where he received a large patronage. On June 22, 1879, his store and entire property was destroyed by fire; but not being easily discouraged, he began the study of medicine with Dr. Sherbino, of Waynesburg, and graduated at the Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1882 with high honors. He then returned to Waynesburg, and took Dr. Sherbino's place in the practice and secured a liberal patronage in the county, being its only homeopathic physician. He was a Republican, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
He prepared for teaching school in early manhood by attending the common schools and Waynesburg College, and during the three years which he spent as a teacher, he took advantage of all his leisure time for his preparatory studies in medicine. These studies he continued while conducting a mercantile business for two years, at Newton, in Greene County, after which he took a course in a medical college at Cincinnati, where he was graduated in 1882. Locating at Waynesburg he soon was in the enjoyment of a good practice there and remained in that town for eight years. Dr. Ely then removed to Uniontown and during his residence of seven years at that place, was a very important factor in adding to its material prosperity. He became largely interested in real estate and acquired large holdings, subsequently platting and selling 225 town lots. He was instrumental in laying out "The Mountain View Park" and the beautiful cemetery there. Another of his successful and public spirited enterprises was the establishing of the street car line. From Uniontown Dr. Ely went to Washington and there built up an extensive practice. He made a special study of cancerous growths and through this discovered a remedy, one which, as a mass of correspondence showed, cured hundreds of sufferers and entirely without the use of a knife. He was perfectly familiar with all scientific discoveries and recent experiments, but his cure required neither the treatment prescribed by Dr. Doyen, nor the use of the Finsen light, nor of radium. His grateful patients attest the value of his discovery. In addition to his profession, Dr. Ely was interested in oil production and owned a number of producing wells.
General Notes: Wife - Lucy Gordon
from Waynesburg, Greene Co, PA